Everyone knows that there is no big secret to losing weight, it takes hard work, proper nutrition, and most importantly, consistency. Weight loss is all based on calories taken in versus calories burned. If you burn more calories than you take in you'll lose weight, if you don't, you won't...it's that simple.
Here are some examples of things we like to indulge in and their calorie contents followed up with an example of what you'll have to do to burn those calories back off.
All of these numbers are based on a person weighing 155 - 175 lbs.
You did what? I drank 10 bottles of Miller Lite watching football last Sunday (hey, they were only $1.50 a bottle) - 960 calories
Now do this. Play 72 minutes of full court basketball (no timeouts)
You did what? I ate 3 slices of plain pizza from a Pizza Hut pan pie - 690 calories
Now do this. Hit the stairclimber for 1 hour and 27 minutes
You did what? I ate 2 Egg McMuffins from McD's because I didn't feel like making a healthy breakfast at home - 600 calories
Now do this. Mow your lawn for 2 hrs and 5 minutes (hope you have a big yard)
You did what? I ate a plain bagel with 2 tbsp. of cream cheese - 450 calories
Now do this. Play 43 minutes of singles tennis
You did what? I thought I was eating healthy on the road and grabbed a grilled chicken ceasar salad from McDonald's - 410 calories
Now do this. Hop your health conscious butt on the treadmill at 5mph for 38 minutes
You did what? I drank 6 RBVs (Red Bull and Vodkas) on a Saturday night bender trying to relive my youth - 1062 calories
Now do this. Have fun rockstar, because now you have to do some mosh pit type rock and roll dancing for 4 hours and 2 minutes!
You did what? I needed something greasy after all my late night partying to cure my awful hangover, so I hit up Arby's for a Beef n' Cheddar and large order of those amazing curly fries - 1040 calories
Now do this. Since you can't run or you'll probably vomit, hit the treadmill for 2 hours and 50 minutes of walking at 4 mph
You did what? I ate a 6 inch meatball sub from Subway (it was on wheat and didn't have cheese) - 580 calories
Now do this. Ok meatball, here's a fun way to burn that off...try having some "active" sex for 1 hour and 43 minutes. Yes, doing that deed burns calories too, but good luck making it that long! Good thing you passed on the cheese.
You did what? I needed some comfort food so I rolled into a Wendy's and grabbed a large chili with crackers and a medium chocolate Frosty - 700 calories
Now do this. Hop on the stationary bike for 90 minutes
This shows you that some of our favorite foods and beverages are packed with calories that we may not be aware of and if losing pounds is your goal, you need to adjust some of those decisions you're making or learn how to atone for those decisions with hard work and calorie burning.
Want to check out some of your other favorite foods and drinks and their calorie contents, check out http://www.calorieking.com/ or the http://www.thedailyplate.com/ you may be surprised with what you find.
